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Hemidrachm Mantineia
| Issuer | Arcadian League |
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| Year | 465 BC - 460 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Head of a female deity, most likely Hera or a local nymph, facing right in archaic style, wearing a close-fitting sakkos or kekryphalos rendered in a fine crosshatch or net pattern, with a pendant earring visible at the ear. The facial features are rendered with characteristic early Classical precision, exhibiting a slight archaic smile. The neck is plain and unadorned, and the portrait is set within a shallow incuse square typical of early Arcadian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus seated in three-quarter view to the right upon a throne or rocky base, his muscular nude body rendered in early Classical style. He holds a long sceptre or eagle-tipped staff in his left hand and what appears to be an eagle or phiale in his outstretched right hand. The composition fills the flan and demonstrates the vigorous, naturalistic artistry associated with Arcadian coinage of the early fifth century BC. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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